振奮

振

zhèn

奋

奮

fèn

to stir oneself up / to raise one's spirits / to inspire

Characters and words in 振奮

振

zhèn = zh + (e)n4

to shake / to flap / to vibrate / to resonate / to rise up with spirit / to rouse oneself

振 = 扌 + 辰 : James II of England (zh) got a birthday cake (辰) and he wants to find out whether it is made with gelatin or pectin. In the encampment's bathroom ((e)n4) he therefore slaps the cake several times with a toy claw (扌) to make it vibrate, and to determine the gelling agent by the resonance (振) frequency of the cake.

奋

奮

fèn = f + (e)n4

to exert oneself (bound form)

奋 = 大 + 田 : Frankensteins Monster (f) and the robot (大) are exerting themselves (奋) by working on a field (田) in the encampment's bathroom ((e)n4).